Automobile-signal.



H. M. MOFFETT;

AUTOMOBILE SlGNAL. APPLICATI ON FILED JULY 10 19!]. 1 g?8,?1 1 e Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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HARLEY M. IVIOEFETT, Q13

GARRETT, ZIIDIANA.

- A'UTOEBLOBILE"SIG-EAL.

1 l signals des ned to indicate the t' c a,- i direc ion which the operator intends to proceed Wile An object is to provide novel news for operating the indicating device and throw ing" the latter into oositon Where it observed by an indiv 'ual another car which may he folloivin car.

A i'ort er object is to rovidc a plurality of electric sigi'ialingdevlces or signal lionps, these lamps showing" colored lights indicating danger in the direction in which the op" that the opertor of the second car inky Warning and avoid possible col ision.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in tl. novel construc tion, cornhination and arrangement of elehereinefter described claimed the accompanying drawings: lgure l is plan ViGW showing the position of the signals on the n schine.

Fi 2 is a View in side elevation.

3 is top plan view of one of the signals removed from the machine.

T a side elevation of the structure Fig; 5 is a diagmnmatic view of the cir- L n carrying out my inve ition, mount on 0 t "the pr y above ereoi lit-y (iii niechenicelly opera signaling vices, these devices being cziied on a base "portion which base may also carry on electric signaling device consisting of an electric lamp under the control oi the operator of the car said lamp having a casing provided with red glass or the purpose of snowing light toward the front when it is desired to indicate dangcr thet is vhen it is desired to indicate that the operator intends to turn his car end proceed toward the right or the as the case may he. f'lhe lamp on th, righ the car will show a red light side when the proper push button a d the lamp on the opposite side oi:

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ill show a similar light, each lamp beca r i log pose of directing the rays in a forward direction and alsodirecting said rays outweirdly from the body of the car on either side thereof.

ihe signaling device is operated through the use of the colored lights at night, and during the day the mechanical portion of the apparatus is brought into use. A rear light is also provided, the casing having green glass therein for the purpose of indicating caution.

The ineclianicallvo aerated si nal includes I L 1 u a n I a pivoted arm with means thereon for 1nd1- sting; the directiii n the operator intends to and this arm may comprise-a plate extending portion portion i i therein roceed, 0 having a downwardly 1'2 having a tubular through which a horizontally extends/ This her may be mounted in upstanding members 16 and 1'7 carried by the base portion 20, constituting a support for the mechanical and the electrical por tions of the apparatus.

The structure of the mechanical signal is the same on both sides of the machine, with the'ez-tception that the hand portion 21 carried by member 10 points outwardly in each instsnc-en D11 one of these devices is the Word right and on the other the Word left, and the o erator of course throws into proper position the arm which properly indicates the direction in which he intends to proceed when in inoperative position, the hand-lies horizontally, and when in opperative position it is swung by means of connecting rod r 25, as the case may be. right hand side of the machine the rod is operated. by means of a rotating in nher carrying at end thereof an arm 2? which in turn has connection with Rotating member 26 is provided with a handle 28 at the upper end thereof and is located Within convenient reach of the operator.

. On the left hand side of the machine con-- necting bar 2% has a handle portion 30, also extending; to a point Within reach of the operator, said connecting rod passing through the dashboard of the car. A switch for con-,

' w cii is designatedfifi cote no an convenient pointyas tween the hanc'ile member 938 for instance and 30.

which carries the swinging provided with colored glass forthe purmounted oar I too 

